Ripening Nicely

The next chapter in life

  • India,  Travel

    Tea, Spice and All Things Nice in Munnar

    28th January 2020 / No Comments

    We arrived at Ernakulum bus stand just in time to witness what appeared to be the filming of a scene for a Bollywood movie with a whole camera, lights and…

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    Helen
  • Food,  Sailing

    But What Do You Eat?

    28th January 2020 / 2 Comments

    Curiosity about what we would eat was high on most people’s list of questions about how we would survive while offshore. Understandable given we live most of our lives in…

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    Helen
  • Sailing

    Do You Anchor Overnight?

    28th January 2020 / 1 Comment

    There were a few consistent questions asked by others as we were preparing to sail. One that frequently cropped up was what we would do at night. Many assumed that…

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    Helen
  • Sailing

    Passage to India – When Size is EVERYTHING!

    5th December 2019 / No Comments

    Setting out on a blue water passage takes months of planning. It is not only about preparing the boat but preparing yourselves as well.  Though stressful at times, it is…

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    Helen
  • Travel

    And So It Begins…

    15th November 2019 / No Comments

    So here we are at the start of a new and exciting chapter in our lives. After years of spinning round and round the corporate hamster wheel, we are embarking…

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    Helen
  • The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it

    Robert Swan
    Sustainability

    Live Simply. Live Kindly

    15th November 2019 / No Comments

    Over recent years we have become more concerned about our impact on the planet.  This has led to significant changes in our purchasing and consuming habits.  As we now move…

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    Helen
  • Maldives,  Sailing

    Fair Winds and Good Sailing

    17th September 2009 / No Comments

    Bryan’s morning text reads…“Nice night sailing although a bit windy to start.  Up to 22 knots now back to around 10 knots.  Lots of traffic.  Beautiful sunrise – very pink.”…

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    Helen
  • Maldives,  Sailing

    The Slow Way Back

    9th September 2009 / No Comments

    Aroha and her able crew are making steady but slow progress back but are being hampered by an uncomfortable swell and the wind persisting from the direction they are trying…

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    Helen
  • Maldives,  Sailing,  Travel

    Back to Reality

    6th September 2009 / No Comments

    Well, there is only so long you can put off the inevitable.   Bryan has been cruising now for nearly six months and myself and the kids for nearly three.  It…

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    Helen
  • Maldives,  Sailing

    Island Hopping to Male

    28th August 2009 / No Comments

    We left Nilandhoo in the afternoon a couple of days back.  The timing of high tide and the shallow depths we were anchored in dictated when we moved – needing…

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    Helen
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